[Michigansax]

Fellow SOTW'ers-

After years of frustration and countless broken reeds, at 7:55 pm CST, at my home in the Dallas suburb of Rowlett, TX, I, Joey Resendez, was able to perform a slap tongue (was that a run-on?). I would like to thank Erik Ronmark, Z Marshall Ignas, and many others whose advice helped me achieve this monumental step in my quest as a saxophonist. I do realize that I still have a long road ahead of me in mastering all the aspects of slap tongue (i.e. speed, alternating between slap and regular) but I feel that this will fall into place in due time.

I bid you all good evening and best wishes.

If anybody wants me, I'll be practicing Jungle.

 

[hakukani]

<Groan> I think all that time I spent to learn to NOT slap tongue.:shock:

 

[LampLight]

Joey: Congrats. What's up with Michigan sax in Rowlett, TX?

And Hak: don't feel bad. You guys probably just hang out with different kinds of women.

 

[Wallace]

Congrats Joey!

 

[Michigansax]

I did my masters at the University of Michigan studying under a guy named Don Sinta. I have since moved back home to Texas.

 

[BlueLight]

Don Sinta!?














Is he a good Saxophone player??

 

[BlueLight]

i've never broken a reed slap tonguing, is that uncommon?

 

[Martinman]

Don Sinta!?

Is he a good Saxophone player??

I don't know. It isn't like he is a world reknown player or anything.

 

[J.Max]

Don Sinta!?

Is he a good Saxophone player??

Well, he's no Kenny G, that I can tell ya.

 

[Tracers]

If anybody wants me, I'll be practicing Jungle.

I feel your frustration and joy. Maybe we should start a support group.

 

[gary]

...at 7:55 pm CST, at my home in the Dallas suburb of Rowlett, TX, I, Joey Resendez, was able to perform a slap tongue.

Wow. Now that is a coincidence. I used to live in a Dallas suburb too - Garland. And one morning at around 7:55 Suzy Gomez woke me up and performed a slap tongue on me.

 

[nitrosax]

I gave up on the slap tongue...I was so pissed...I could`ve learned 20 heads in the time I spent messing with the slap tongue...bah humbuug

Luckily I got the double tongue and circular breathing down--that happily filled my *contemporary bag of tricks* quota...

 

[hakukani]

It's easy to learn slap tongue. Just put a Rico 2 one a bari sax C*. Instant slap!

 

[eronmark]

Yeah man! Congrats!

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